Kirk McCarley

With more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in both public and private sector environments, Kirk has a solid reputation for fostering individual growth and development beyond the client’s expectation. He is also the author of “Thoughts for My Kids…and Other People’s Kids,” a collection of vignettes and assorted stories on life and keys to success.
As an executive and career coach, his focus is on desired customer outcomes, predicated upon the premise that the individual possesses their ingredients for success. The coach’s role is to ask the right questions to draw out those ingredients, help the client develop the recipe, and then serve as an accountability partner as the plan manifests.
Enthusiastic while also contemplative; determined, yet relaxed; his passion as a coach is to help clients celebrate self-confidence and achieve full God-given potential. A graduate of the University of North Texas, Kirk is an accredited coach through the International Coaching Federation (PCC) level as well as a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) and SHRM-CP Certified. He also is a Production Assistant for major sports for ESPN, leads group cycling classes as a Certified Spinning Instructor, and authors a monthly column on leadership, careers, and communications in his local paper.
Kirk has been married to wife Cindy for 45 years and has two children and seven grandchildren. The McCarleys make their home in Northwest Florida with rescue dog, Ivy.